Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season features a plethora of division rivalries, including Bengals vs. Steelers, Patriots vs. Dolphins and Saints vs. Falcons. Before you make your Week 1 NFL survivor picks, you NEED to see which team the SportsLine Projection Model is backing.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,500 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 138-97 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. Amazingly, it hasn't missed a top-rated pick since Week 15 last season.

The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is WAY UP.

The model can be used to crush the Survivor Pool format, which calls for picking one team to win each week but never using the same team twice.

In Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, we can tell you the model is shying away from the Cincinnati Bengals, even though they are the reigning AFC champions and favored at home over the Steelers. While the Bengals are winning well over 60 percent of simulations, the model is saving Cincinnati for another week. The Steelers are 16-4 in their last 20 games against Cincinnati on the road, one of the main reasons why the model is steering clear of the Bengals in Week 1. 

Instead, the model is backing a team that made a quarterback change in the offseason and has had plenty of success against its Week 1 opponent! Picking this team will put you in the optimal position to win your NFL survivor pool. You NEED to see which team the model is backing before locking in your NFL survivor picks!

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